Nigerian troops have been conducting coordinated air and
land operations in furtherance of efforts at containing the terrorists in the
North East part of the country. Somehow, it became apparent that the terrorists
in continuation of their campaign of terror were determined to take over
communities around Maiduguri which is their prime target. There was therefore the need to ensure that
communities such as Konduga were protected. It is noteworthy that the
terrorists made not less than four attempts between 12 and 17 September 2014 to
violate the security and enter Konduga to perpetrate their atrocities. Air and land forces were subsequently
deployed to handle the situation.
The convoy of combat vehicles typical of terrorists’ mission
that involves their top commanders, were fiercely engaged by the land and air
forces. Several of the terrorists
including some of their commanders lost their lives in the encounters which
lasted an average of about 5 hours each.
The troops captured some of the terrorists and their equipment. In the course of those encounters, one
Mohammed Bashir who has been acting or posing on videos as the deceased
Abubakar Shekau, the eccentric character known as leader of the group
died. Since the name Shekau has become
a brand name for the terrorists’ leader, the Nigerian military remains resolute
to serve justice to anyone who assumes that designation or title as well as all
terrorists that seek to violate the freedom and territory of Nigeria.
On restoring normalcy after the encounter, inhabitants of
the community who were victims of terrorists activities corroborated
information on the identity of Bashir Mohammed alias Abubakar Shekau, alias
Abacha Abdullahi Geidam alias Damasack etc.
Indeed, the recent devastation on the leadership of the insurgents is
attributable to the renewed commitment to the mission of eradicating terrorism
in our country.
Meanwhile, a total of 135 terrorists have yesterday evening
surrendered along with equipment to troops around Biu Local Government
Area. A group of 88 submitted themselves
at Mairiga/Bun – Yadi while another group of 45 terrorists were taken in around
Mubi – Michika. They are all being interrogated
and processed in conformity with the dictates of standard best practices.
The Defence Headquarters applauds the gallantry of the
Nigerian troops who have remained undaunted and professional in prosecuting
this campaign against terror. The keen interest exhibited by our neighbours and
allies is commendable and we appreciate them.
All allies in the war against terrorism are hereby assured of the
Nigerian military’s resolve to maintain momentum in the efforts to decimate and
defeat terrorists. The invaluable efforts toward achieving sustainable peace
and victory against the terrorists are highly appreciated.
It is nevertheless necessary to alert all citizens that
there is still the need for even more vigilance and cooperation with the
security forces. Everybody is required
to remain alert to ensure that we are not taken unawares by terrorist elements
who might want to carry-out isolated attacks in any part of our country.
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That's very nice..they have done great
ReplyDeleteDoes it mean Boko Haram is grtting tired? When we've not started fighting them like we fought Ebola.
ReplyDeleteLoolz
DeleteVery nice...
ReplyDeleteWe pray Boko Haram doesnt relaunch attack
ReplyDeleteEven if they do, it will be great n mighty fallen
DeleteNigerian army did a lot of work here n we need to congratulate them
ReplyDeleteYou just read my mind. What a fantastic blog.
DeleteNice job
ReplyDeleteJulia is that a repetition am seeing here?
ReplyDeleteGod bless Naija army
ReplyDeleteGod bless Naija army
ReplyDeleteThey did more than nobel, but ths is no time to relax...
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